The CIA World Factbook Edition 2016 People and Society

Physician density In 15 editions of 36.

Physician density was published in 15 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2011 to 2025. The 2016 edition carries it in 175 entries, in its People and Society section, under the heading “Physicians density”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2016 edition
175
the first edition with it
2011
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Physicians density” (2011 to 2023) and “Physician density” (2024 to 2025).

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Africa

45 entries

Algeria

1.21 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Angola

0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Benin

0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Botswana

0.4 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Burkina Faso

0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Cabo Verde

0.31 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Cameroon

0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Central African Republic

0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Chad

0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Djibouti

0.23 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Egypt

2.83 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Swaziland now Eswatini

0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Ethiopia

0.03 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

0.11 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Ghana

0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Guinea

0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Guinea-Bissau

0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Kenya

0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Liberia

0.01 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Libya

1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Madagascar

0.16 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Malawi

0.02 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Mali

0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Mauritania

0.13 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Mauritius

1.62 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Morocco

0.62 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Mozambique

0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Namibia

0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Niger

0.02 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Nigeria

0.41 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Rwanda

0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Senegal

0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Seychelles

1.07 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Sierra Leone

0.02 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Somalia

0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

South Africa

0.78 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Sudan

0.28 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Tanzania

0.03 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Togo

0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Tunisia

1.22 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Uganda

0.12 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Zambia

0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Zimbabwe

0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

1.67 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Iceland

3.48 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Asia

19 entries

Afghanistan

0.27 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Armenia

2.7 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Azerbaijan

3.4 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Bangladesh

0.36 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Bhutan

0.26 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

China

1.49 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Georgia

4.27 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

India

0.7 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Japan

2.3 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Kazakhstan

3.62 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Korea, South now South Korea

2.14 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Kyrgyzstan

1.97 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Maldives

1.42 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Mongolia

2.84 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Pakistan

0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Russia

4.31 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Sri Lanka

0.68 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Tajikistan

1.92 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Uzbekistan

2.53 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Central America and the Caribbean

15 entries

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

2.82 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Barbados

1.81 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Belize

0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Costa Rica

1.11 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Cuba

6.72 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Dominican Republic

1.49 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

El Salvador

1.6 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Grenada

0.66 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Guatemala

0.93 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Honduras

0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Jamaica

0.41 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Nicaragua

0.9 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Panama

1.65 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Saint Lucia

0.11 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

1.18 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Europe

38 entries

Albania

1.15 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Andorra

4 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Austria

4.83 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Belarus

3.93 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Belgium

3.78 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.93 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Bulgaria

3.87 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Croatia

2.84 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Czechia

3.71 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Denmark

3.49 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Estonia

3.24 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Finland

2.91 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

France

3.19 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Germany

3.89 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Hungary

3.1 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Ireland

2.67 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Italy

3.76 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Latvia

3.58 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Lithuania

4.12 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Luxembourg

2.9 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Malta

3.49 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Moldova

2.98 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Monaco

7.17 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Montenegro

2.11 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

2.62 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Norway

4.28 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Poland

2.22 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Portugal

4.1 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Romania

2.45 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

San Marino

5.1 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Serbia

2.11 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Slovakia

3.32 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Slovenia

2.54 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Spain

4.95 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Sweden

3.93 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Switzerland

4.05 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Ukraine

3.54 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

United Kingdom

2.81 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

0.92 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Cyprus

2.33 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Gaza Strip

2.1 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Iran

0.89 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Iraq

0.61 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Israel

3.34 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Jordan

2.56 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Kuwait

1.79 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Lebanon

3.2 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Oman

2.43 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Qatar

7.74 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Saudi Arabia

2.49 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Syria

1.46 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Turkey now Turkiye

1.71 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

United Arab Emirates

2.53 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

West Bank

1.3 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Yemen

0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

North America

3 entries

Canada

2.07 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Mexico

2.1 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

United States

2.45 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Oceania

16 entries

Australia

3.27 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Cook Islands

1.33 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Fiji

0.43 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Kiribati

0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Marshall Islands

0.44 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

0.18 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Nauru

0.71 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

New Zealand

2.74 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Niue

3 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Palau

1.38 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Papua New Guinea

0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Samoa

0.45 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Solomon Islands

0.22 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Tonga

0.56 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Tuvalu

1.09 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Vanuatu

0.12 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

South America

10 entries

Argentina

3.86 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Bolivia

0.47 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Brazil

1.89 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Chile

1.02 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Colombia

1.47 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Ecuador

1.72 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Guyana

0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Paraguay

1.23 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Peru

1.13 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Uruguay

3.74 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Southeast Asia

10 entries

Brunei

1.44 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

0.61 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Cambodia

0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Indonesia

0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Laos

0.18 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Malaysia

1.2 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Singapore

1.95 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Thailand

0.39 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Timor-Leste

0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Vietnam

1.19 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2016, “Physician density”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/physician-density/2016.

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